I Hate My Past: Will My Sins Determine My Future?

Short Answer: No person on this earth can know for certain what Allah will do. Have you asked Allah for forgiveness? We are reminded over and over and over again of Allah’s Mercy, so please do not doubt it and don’t despair. _____________________________________ Assalaam alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Thank you for submitting this question. I am sorry that you are distressed to the point of sickness over the sins of your past. May Allah bring you peace. There are a few different points to consider in regard to this question. Only Allah Knows the Future First and foremost: it is incredibly important&hellip;

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Salaam.
I'm worried about my future and I feel that I won't have a successful future because of my sins. I hate my past, I feel sick.

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Short Answer: No person on this earth can know for certain what Allah will do. Have you asked Allah for forgiveness? We are reminded over and over and over again of Allah’s Mercy, so please do not doubt it and don’t despair.

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Assalaam alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Thank you for submitting this question.

I am sorry that you are distressed to the point of sickness over the sins of your past.

May Allah bring you peace.

There are a few different points to consider in regard to this question.

Only Allah Knows the Future

First and foremost: it is incredibly important to remember that no person on this earth can know for certain what Allah will do.

Should you consult with anyone on this matter and they say for sure Allah will do this or that, you should disregard that person as a reliable source of counsel.

We can examine evidence in the Quran and determine what is likely, but it is dangerous to speak with authority on what Allah will do or will not do.

Secondly, we should take a look at the following verse from the Quran in Surat ash-Shuraa:

“And whatever strikes you of disaster – it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.” (42:30)

Does Allah punish us for our sins?

Yes.

We know this not only from this verse in the Quran, but many other verses too, as well as stories from the Quran describing people’s punishment for sinful ways.

Allah is a Forgiving God

However, you should also take note of that last note at the end of that verse: “…but He pardons much.”

There are many examples of punishment in the Quran, yes, but also many (many more, I would guess) that speak of His Mercy.

Take, for example, verse 53 of Surat az-Zumar:

“Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.’” (39:53)

And verse 104 of Surat at-Tawbah:

“Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?” (9:104)

What does nearly every Surah in the Quran begin with?

Bismillah ir-rahman ir-raheem.

We are reminded over and over and over again of Allah’s Mercy, so please do not doubt it and don’t despair.

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Leah Darland Hanoosh

Leah is a Muslim convert of almost a decade. She has two kids, an intercultural marriage, and half of a French degree in her back pocket, looking to switch gears to science and medicine. She has lived abroad for over a decade, having just recently become reacquainted with her roots in America. She currently lives in Michigan near her family and – masha’Allah – a sizeable Muslim community.